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Things: Photographing the Constructed World
24 November 2012–17 February 2013
Introduction
Unknown photographer
Man holding up unidentified object tied with rope c. 1925
gelatin silver print; 13.5 x 18.5 cm
Hermann J. Asmus collection, Asia and Australia
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn6055296
Unknown photographer
James Barrie, surveyor, sharebroker and commission agent, with his surveying
equipment, staff and a girl, possibly from the Ellis family, outside Barrie’s
weatherboard office, Tambaroora Street, Hill End, New South Wales 1872 or 1873
In album: Album of photographs of gold mining, buildings, residents and views at
Hill End and environs, New South Wales, 1872–1873
albumen silver print; 6.0 x 10.0 cm
B.O. Holtermann archive of Merlin and Bayliss photographic prints of New South
Wales and Victoria, 1872–1888
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4735617
Charles Bayliss (1850–1897)
Five unidentified surveyors at camp site, New South Wales between 1880 and
1897
From album: New South Wales photographs, 1880–1900
albumen silver print; 14.8 x 19.3 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24616998
Australian Department of Home Affairs, Lands and Surveys Branch
Portrait of Federal Capital site surveyors, four seated and two standing, Camp
Hill, Canberra 1910
In album: Photographs of the federal capital site, 1909–1910
gelatin silver print; 26.5 x 35.5 cm
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Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4599805
Attributed to Iris Spinks
Ken’s survey boys 1936
From album: Ken and Iris Spinks’ collection of photographs Central New Guinea,
1933–1936
gelatin silver print; 8.8 x 13.9 cm
Ken and Iris Spinks’ collection of photographs Central New Guinea, 1933–1936
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3289772
Unknown photographer
Observation tent (Bookooloo), Gibson’s camp, 50 metres north of Port Augusta,
South Australia 1914
gelatin silver print, postcard; 8.7 x 13.8 cm
Postcards from South Australia, 1914
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3534298
Walter Burley Griffin (1876–1937)
Exterior views of Castlecrag houses and surveyor with theodolite in foreground,
New South Wales between 1920 and 1923
gelatin silver print; 11.5 x 15.6 cm
Eric Milton Nicholls collection, c. 1910–1966
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3603884a-s702
Unknown photographer
Surveyor at work on the north–south railway, Central Australia between 1905 and
1928
gelatin silver print; 8.6 x 14.4 cm
Francis Birtles motor car tour collection, ca. 1899–1928
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3301469
Jeff Carter (1928–2010)
Henry Grace’s notation of the call of a rufus whistler and the whistle he made to
imitate it between 1964 and 1966
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gelatin silver print; 40.3 x 30.5 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3549050
Jeff Carter (1928–2010)
Henry Grace using his homemade ear trumpets to listen to birdsongs between
1964 and 1966
gelatin silver print; 30.5 x 40.3 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3549047
Jeff Carter (1928–2010)
A collection of whistles handmade by Henry Grace to imitate various birdsongs
between 1964 and 1966
gelatin silver print; 30.5 x 40.3 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3549049
Domestic
Nash-Boothby Studios
Chair with fabric upholstery, front view, Government House, Canberra 1927
gelatin silver print; 20.3 x 13.9 cm
Photographs of Prime Minister’s Lodge and Government House, Canberra, 1927
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3313737
Nash-Boothby Studios
Chair with fabric upholstery, Government House, Canberra 1927
gelatin silver print; 18.7 x 13.9 cm
Photographs of Prime Minister’s Lodge and Government House, Canberra, 1927
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3119877
Nash-Boothby Studios
Dining extension table, Government House, Canberra 1927
gelatin silver print; 15.8 x 20.8 cm
Photographs of Prime Minister’s Lodge and Government House, Canberra, 1927
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Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3313874
Nash-Boothby Studios
Dressing table with three drawers and stool, Government House, Canberra 1927
gelatin silver print; 15.8 x 20.8 cm
Photographs of Prime Minister’s Lodge and Government House, Canberra, 1927
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3313453
Nash-Boothby Studios
Bedstead with embossed crown in centre, Government House, Canberra 1927
gelatin silver print; 15.8 x 20.8 cm
Photographs of Prime Minister’s Lodge and Government House, Canberra, 1927
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3313724
Nash-Boothby Studios
China display cabinet, Government House, Canberra 1927
gelatin silver print; 18.6 x 13.8 cm
Photographs of Prime Minister’s Lodge and Government House, Canberra, 1927
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3313459
Interstate Press Photo Service, Melbourne
Gold cup, Government House, Canberra 1927
gelatin silver print; 21.5 x 16.5 cm
Photographs of Prime Minister’s Lodge and Government House, Canberra, 1927
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3313881
Nash-Boothby Studios
Silverware on four shelves, Government House, Canberra 1927
gelatin silver print; 15.7 x 20.5 cm
Photographs of Prime Minister’s Lodge and Government House, Canberra, 1927
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3313880
Wolfgang Sievers (1913–2007)
Tableware produced by Mytton’s Cutlery, Melbourne 1939
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gelatin silver print; 24.0 x 17.3 cm
Wolfgang Sievers photographic archive, 1938–1991
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24849829
Wolfgang Sievers (1913–2007)
Crystal decanter and glassware produced by ACI Sydney 1981
gelatin silver print; 19.1 x 24.3 cm
Wolfgang Sievers photographic archive, 1938–1991
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24895982
Wolfgang Sievers (1913–2007)
Display of glass bottles produced by ACI, Australian Glass Manufacturers,
Melbourne 1961
gelatin silver print; 19.4 x 24.3 cm
Wolfgang Sievers photographic archive, 1938–1991
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24899397
Harold Cazneaux (1876–1953)
Interior view of Eryldene House, with hallstand, vase and framed picture,
Gordon, New South Wales c. 1930
gelatin silver print; 55.5 x 36 cm
Hardy Wilson collection, 1900–1955
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4391660
Henry King (1855–1923)
Sheraton-period card table in Hardy Wilson’s flat in Darlinghurst, New South
Wales 1912
In album: Interior of Hardy Wilson’s flat in Liverpool Street, Darlinghurst, New
South Wales, 1912
gelatin silver print; 20.6 x 15.2 cm
Hardy Wilson collection, 1900–1955
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4394125-s5
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Wes Stacey (b. 1941)
Bedroom of Kings Plains Homestead, Glen Innes, New South Wales between 1968
and 1972
digital reproduction from negative; 25.0 x 25.0 cm
Wes Stacey archive of architectural photographs, 1968–1972
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn5158067
Wes Stacey (b. 1941)
Kitchen of Ellenthorpe Hall, Ross, Tasmania between 1968 and 1972
digital reproduction from negative; 25.0 x 25.0 cm
Wes Stacey archive of architectural photographs, 1968–1972
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn5157961
Wes Stacey (b. 1941)
Cornish wooden dresser and display of pewter in dining room at Chateau
Tahbilk, Nagambie Region, Victoria between 1968 and 1972
digital reproduction from negative; 25.0 x 25.0 cm
Wes Stacey archive of architectural photographs, 1968–1972
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn5158524
Charles Hoadley (1887–1947)
Interior of hut, Australasian Antarctic Expedition between 1911 and 1914
gelatin silver print; 20.1 x 24.3 cm
Sir Douglas Mawson collection of Antarctic photographs, 1908–1937
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3117456
Frank Hurley (1885–1962)
Kitchen with a long stovepipe venting through roof, saucepans, window, jug and
mittens between 1911 and 1917
digital reproduction from glass lantern slide; 33.0 x 29.0 cm
Hurley Negative Collection, 1910–1962
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an23478588
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Unknown photographer
Petersen Nansen insulated water bottle between 1911 and 1914
platinum print; 15.7 x 28.8 cm
Sir Douglas Mawson collection of Antarctic photographs, 1908–1937
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3146353
Olive Cotton (1911–2003)
Glasses 1937
gelatin silver print; 40.4 x 30.4 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an12772816
John Meredith (1920–2001)
Peter Clark’s locket 1987
sepia toned gelatin silver prints; 11.7 x 12.2 cm
Real folk portrait photographs, 1953–1992
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an7497136–162
Gypsy Pennefeather (b. 1949)
Close up of the statue in the clients’ lounge 1989
type C print; 21.0 x 31.0 cm
Interiors of ’Aphrodites’ brothel in Northbridge, Perth, Western Australia, 1989
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an14031007–23
Damian McDonald (b. 1971) for National Library of Australia
Cherub still playing celestial music among the devastation at Tidbinbilla Nature
Reserve, Canberra, January 2003
digital colour print; 25.5 x 16.6 cm
Canberra fires, January 2003
Pictures Collection, nla.int-nl39138a-dmc643
William Yang (b. 1943)
Little Toys, Martin Road 1977
gelatin silver print; 30.0 x 45.0 cm
Patrick White and his circle, 1977–1989
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Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn5787793
Harold Cazneaux (1878–1953)
The doll 1923
gelatin silver print; 33.6 x 26.4 cm
Cazneaux collection
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an2383703
Unknown photographer
Six dolls with flowers and a cactus, Cuppacumbalong, Australian Capital
Territory c. 1893
digital reproduction from glass negative; 18.6 x 25.0 cm
De Salis, Farrer and Champion families photograph collection, Australian Capital
Territory and New South Wales, c. 1880–1945
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4664439
Unknown photographer
Two dolls with a potted cactus, Cuppacumbalong, Australian Capital Territory c.
1893
digital reproduction from glass negative; 18.6 x 25.0 cm
De Salis, Farrer and Champion families photograph collection, Australian Capital
Territory and New South Wales, c. 1880–1945
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4664450
Max Dupain (1911–1992)
Old dolls resprayed c. 1955
gelatin silver print; 48.0 x 37.5 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an20005363
Arthur William Emmerton
Child’s pedal car c. 1915
digital reproduction from glass negative; 12.5 x 17.0 cm
Alan Hicks collection of photographs, 1910–c. 1939
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Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3697222
Unknown photographer
Children playing with wheeled toys during free play at 7–9 am 1939
In album: Photographs, Sydney day nurseries and nursery schools, 1939
gelatin silver print; 14.4 x 18.7 cm
Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms2852–19–10x
Unknown photographer
Mascot on radiator cap between 1912 and 1928
gelatin silver print; 7.9 x 10.6 cm
Francis Birtles motor car tour collection, c. 1899–1928
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3303080
Unknown photographer
Prize awarded to Sarah Chinnery for designing a costume, Victoria 2002
type C print; 10.1 x 14.8 cm
Sarah Chinnery photographic collection of New Guinea, England and Australia,
1900–2002
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4506589
Rembrandt Studios, Melbourne
Canberra ceremonial mallet between 1920 and 1927
sepia toned print; 10.6 x 16.5 cm
Eric Milton Nicholls collection, c. 1910–1966
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3603884-s3
Rembrandt Studios, Melbourne
Canberra ceremonial casket between 1920 and 1927
sepia toned print; 10.5 x 15.9 cm
Eric Milton Nicholls collection, c. 1910–1966
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3603884-s2
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Batchelder & Co., Melbourne
The first Melbourne Cup trophy 1865
albumen silver print, carte-de-visite; 10.4 x 6.3 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn5039757
Hammer & Co., Adelaide
Royal Exchange Cup, Adelaide Races 1850
albumen silver print, cabinet card; 16.5 x 10.5 cm
George Selth Coppin collection of photographs, c. 1804–c. 1906
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3663335
Elite Studio, Geelong, Victoria
Cup won by Miss Evelyn Beatrice Mackenzie, aged 30, winner of Ladies Golf
Championships of Australia 1898
albumen silver print, carte-de-visite; 10.4 x 6.3 cm
John Mackenzie and family photograph collection, c. 1841–1933
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24283395
Frank Wild (1873–1939)
Bridge trophies, Australasian Antarctic Expedition between 1911 and 1914
gelatin silver print; 24.1 x 18.9 cm
Sir Douglas Mawson collection of Antarctic photographs, 1908–1936
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3122090
Bruce Howard (b. 1936)
Running deer target, Williamstown, Victoria 1956
gelatin silver print; 20.2 x 25.4 cm
Olympic Games, Melbourne, 1956
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4278496-s264
Matthew Sleeth (b. 1972)
Untitled #12, 1999 printed 2004
type C print; 60.8 x 50.6 cm
Tour of Duty, winning hearts and minds in East Timor, 1999
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Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3706126
Richard McKinney
Pocket on Qantas uniform showing LRO star, wings and button, April 1945
gelatin silver print; 20.5 x 15.2 cm
E.A. Crome collection of photographs on aviation, c. 1911–1987
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3722867
Rex Nan Kivell (1898–1977)
Military medals between 1917 and 1919
digital reproduction from nitrate negative; 10.5 x 15.0 cm
Rex Nan Kivell collection of negatives, c. 1917–1919
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3398360
Juno Gemes (b. 1944)
Robert Harris’ desk, Glebe, Sydney 1993
In album: The speaking page, 1976–1994
gelatin silver print; 17.7 x 12.5 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an11324223-s30
Architectural
Unknown photographer
Knitlock wall and roof segments c. 1922
gelatin silver print; 11.0 x 15.4 cm
Eric Milton Nicholls collection, c. 1910–1966
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3603884-s71
Unknown photographer
Knitlock components c. 1922
gelatin silver print; 15.4 x 11 cm
Eric Milton Nicholls collection, c. 1910–1966
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Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3603884a-s701
William Sadler (active 1924–1940)
Plaster model showing facade of Capitol Theatre, Swanston Street, Melbourne c.
1924
gelatin silver print; 20.0 x 13.3 cm
Eric Milton Nicholls collection, c. 1910–1966
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3603884a-s695
Unknown photographer
Plaster model of Newman College, The University of Melbourne c. 1916
gelatin silver print; 8.3 x 14 cm
Eric Milton Nicholls collection, c. 1910–1966
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3603884-s94
Unknown photographer
Plaster model of Newman College, The University of Melbourne c. 1916
gelatin silver print; 11.9 x 18.3 cm
Eric Milton Nicholls collection, c. 1910–1966
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3603884-s101
Nash-Boothby Studios, Melbourne
Interior view of wall and decoration in the completed Palais de Danse by Walter
Burley Griffin, St Kilda, Melbourne 1925 or 1926
gelatin silver print; 31.3 x 23.0 cm
Eric Milton Nicholls collection, c. 1910–1966
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3603884-s194
Damian McDonald (b. 1971) for National Library of Australia
Anzac Parade, showing award-winning street lighting, Canberra 2002
digital reproduction from negative; 25.0 x 25.0 cm
Collection of photographs of Anzac Parade, Canberra, 2002
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an23954709
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Olive Cotton (1911–2003)
Drainpipes 1937
gelatin silver print; 50.4 x 40.3 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an12824764
Attributed to Iris Spinks
Kunda bridge, Central New Guinea, October 1936
gelatin silver print; 8.7 x 13.8 cm
Ken and Iris Spinks’ collection of photographs Central New Guinea, 1933–1936
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3289702
Archibald James Campbell (1853–1929)
Bungalow gate between two palms between 1900 and 1921
gelatin silver print; 15.2 x 10.4 cm
A.J. Campbell collection, 1832–1921
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24809888
Unknown photographer
Domain Gates Way, Sydney 1901
From album: Federation celebrations, Sydney, 1901
gelatin silver print; 26.3 x 33.8 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an10834037-s49
Unknown photographer
Government House gates at night, Sydney 1901
From album: Federation celebrations, Sydney, 1901
gelatin silver print; 26.3 x 34.0 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an10834037-s50
George Rose, Melbourne
Tattersall’s illuminations, Duke of York celebrations, Hobart 1901
gelatin silver print, stereoscopic card; 10.0 x 18.0 cm
Ron Blum collection of Rose’s stereoscopic views of Australia Federation
celebrations, 1901.
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Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an22489185
Unknown photographer
Illuminations on Sydney Harbour by night, Sydney 1901
In album: Australia Federation celebrations, street scenes and decorations, Sydney,
1901
gelatin silver print; 26.3 x 34.0 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an13148760-s48
Allan Hughes
Royal tour lighting and a three-storey ER II sign on the Philips building, Sydney
1954
glass lantern slide; 8.2 x 8.2 cm
Allan James Hughes collection of lantern slides of Qantas Empire Airways, 1945–
1954
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4266334
Matthew Sleeth (b. 1972)
Untitled #31 2004
type C print; 40.6 x 50.7 cm
Rosebud, Victoria, 2003–2005
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3599568
Matthew Sleeth (b. 1972)
Untitled #28 2004
type C print; 40.6 x 50.8 cm
Rosebud, Victoria, 2003–2005
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3599933
Commercial Photographic Co., Melbourne
Close up of curtain and stage area decoration, Capitol Theatre, Swanston Street,
Melbourne 1924
gelatin silver print; 19.8 x 24.7 cm
Eric Milton Nicholls collection, c. 1910–1966
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Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3603884-s299
Unknown photographer
Sundial in garden c. 1925
gelatin silver print; 13.8 x 8.7 cm
Hermann J. Asmus collection, Asia and Australia, 1907–1939
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn6039623
Signs
Unknown photographer
Advertising billboard for ‘Dad washing tablets’ beside railway track, Melbourne
c. 1930
gelatin silver print; 11.4 x 16.0 cm
Nostalgic Australia photographs, c. 1910–1975, part of Bruce Howard collection,
1900–1980
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn5125985
Bruce Howard (b. 1936)
Sign in beer garden, Surfer’s Paradise Hotel, Surfer’s Paradise, Queensland
between 1971 and 1973
gelatin silver print; 21.0 x 30.5 cm
Australian pubs collection, 1971–1973, part of Bruce Howard collection, 1900–1980
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4361556
Bruce Howard (b. 1936)
Sign outside Tiger Hotel, Tantanoola, South Australia between 1971 and 1973
gelatin silver print; 16.5 x 21.6 cm
Australian pubs collection, 1971–1973, part of Bruce Howard collection, 1900–1980
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4361714
Robin V.F. Smith (b. 1927)
The sign at the approach to Mary Kathleen township 1959
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gelatin silver print; 20.5 x 25.4 cm
Australian cities and rural areas, 1959–1966
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24082291
Loui Seselja (b. 1948)
Aboriginal Tent Embassy with Aboriginal flag and a sign about the Sovereignty
gathering painted on the exterior, Canberra, 30 January 1998
digital reproduction from negative; 25.0 x 25.0 cm
Indigenous peoples and cultures of the Australian Capital Territory and region,
1995–2001
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn5781568
Craig Mackenzie (b. 1969) for National Library of Australia
Protest sign displayed during the Apology to the Stolen Generations of Australia,
Canberra, 13 February 2008
digital print; 27.0 x 18.2 cm
Outside Parliament House during the Apology to the Stolen Generations, Canberra,
13 February 2008
Pictures Collection, nla.int-nl39844-cm53
June Orford (b. 1946)
Sign for Warlayirti Artists on the Tanami Road at the turn-off to Balgo, Western
Australia 2003
digital print; 23.4 x 35.0 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3294972
Darren Clark (b. 1967)
Prohibition warning sign at the front gate of an Indigenous community in Central
Australia, Northern Territory, 8 June 2010
digital print; 23.4 x 35.0 cm
Activities at Darwin and the Northern Territory Indigenous communities, 2010
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn5177929
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Martin Philbey (b. 1962)
Warning sign at Big Day Out, Melbourne 2005
digital print; 23.0 x 35.0 cm
Music festivals and rock concerts, Australia, 1999–2007
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4389652
Dean Sewell (b. 1971)
Road sign damaged during the February 2009 bushfires with a sign attached
warning against looting, Victoria 2009
digital print; 27.0 x 35.0 cm
Victorian bushfire disaster, February 2009
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn5019513
John Mulligan (1927–1996)
‘Automatic’ sprinkler alarm at a New South Wales Fire Brigade headquarters,
Sydney, 25 June 1962
digital reproduction from acetate negative; 25.0 x 20.5 cm
John Mulligan photograph collection, c. 1960–1976
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24512722
John Mulligan (1927–1996)
Guardian fire alarms, John Heuie Restaurant, George Street North, Sydney, 17
March 1969
digital reproduction from acetate negative; 25.0 x 20.8 cm
John Mulligan photograph collection, c. 1960–1976
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3077413
Damian McDonald (b. 1971) for National Library of Australia
Smoke alarm ready to be installed at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, Canberra 2003
digital print; 25.0 x 16.5 cm
Canberra fires, January 2003
Pictures Collection, nla.int-nl39138a-dmc639
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Indigenous
Ken Dicker for Australian Information Service
Basket of woven grass from the Northern Territory 1946
gelatin silver print; 20.6 x 14.9 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3988273
Charles Maurice Yonge (1899–1986)
Dugong stand with fish trap walls behind, Meer Island, Queensland 1928 or 1929
In album: Album of views of the Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, 1928–1929
gelatin silver print; 8.9 x 14.5 cm
Great Barrier Reef expedition, 1928–1929
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4179597-s100
Henry Charles Karius (d. 1940)
Bow and arrows 1923 or 1924
In album: Papua New Guinea patrols in 1923 and 1924
gelatin silver print; 8.5 x 11.2 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an10571028-52
Alex Poignant (1906–1986)
Aboriginal men’s dilly bags or maraiin hanging on a tree, Liverpool River,
Northern Territory 1952
gelatin silver print; 20.4 x 15.2 cm
Photographs of Aboriginal life and customs, including Goulburn Island South,
Liverpool River, Melville Island, Bathurst Island, Milingimbi, Arnhem Land and
Elcho Island districts, 1946–1960s
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn6074068
Axel Poignant (1906–1986)
Reverend E. Wells looking at a carved post in memory of and representing King
George VI, Milingimbi, Northern Territory 1952
gelatin silver print; 15.2 x 20.4 cm
Photographs of Aboriginal life and customs, including Goulburn Island South,
Liverpool River, Melville Island, Bathurst Island, Milingimbi, Arnhem Land and
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Elcho Island districts, 1946–1960s
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn6074194
Axel Poignant (1906–1986)
Shark carved in wood by Nanguluminj, Goulburn Island, Northern Territory
1952
gelatin silver print; 15.3 x 20.3 cm
Photographs of Aboriginal life and customs, including Goulburn Island South,
Liverpool River, Melville Island, Bathurst Island, Milingimbi, Arnhem Land and
Elcho Island districts, 1946–1960s
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn6073930
Axel Poignant (1906–1986)
Stingray carved in wood by Nanguluminj, Goulburn Island, Northern Territory
1952
gelatin silver print; 15.3 x 20.1 cm
Photographs of Aboriginal life and customs, including Goulburn Island South,
Liverpool River, Melville Island, Bathurst Island, Milingimbi, Arnhem Land and
Elcho Island districts, 1946–1960s
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn6073927
Axel Poignant (1906–1986)
Pukamuni grave posts, Snake Bay, Melville Island, Northern Territory 1948
gelatin silver print; 15.2 x 20.2 cm
Photographs of Aboriginal life and customs, including Goulburn Island South,
Liverpool River, Melville Island, Bathurst Island, Milingimbi, Arnhem Land and
Elcho Island districts, 1946–1960s
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn5080725
Axel Poignant (1906–1986)
Barramundi totemic emblem or fish ranga from Cape Stewart, Northern Territory
1952
gelatin silver print; 15.2 x 20.3 cm
Photographs of Aboriginal life and customs, including Goulburn Island South,
Liverpool River, Melville Island, Bathurst Island, Milingimbi, Arnhem Land and
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Elcho Island districts, 1946–1960s
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn6074228
Jon Rhodes (b. 1947)
Ceaseless tidal trap 2004
gelatin silver prints; 255.0 x 103.5 cm
Cage of ghosts, 1994–2006
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4666496
Samuel Sweet (1825–1886)
Aboriginal Australian weapons and hunting implements between 1875 and 1885
In album: Album of views of Tasmania, Victoria and South Australia, from the
private library of Harry Grattan-Guinness, 1869–1889
albumen silver print; 15.4 x 20.5 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3083070
Memorials
Unknown photographer
Captain Cook Memorial, Hyde Park, Sydney 1879
In album: Album of photographs of the Sydney Exhibition Building and other
Sydney buildings, 1879
albumen silver print; 26.5 x 33 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an10697078-40
E.W. Searle (1887–1955)
Photograph of a statue of Gregory Blaxland between 1920 and 1955
gelatin silver print; 35.5 x 24.8 cm
Ferguson collection
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3563299
Charles Bayliss (1850–1897)
La Perouse Monument, Botany Bay, Sydney between 1873 and 1880
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albumen silver print; 22.3 x 27.7 cm
B.O. Holtermann archive of Merlin and Bayliss photographic prints of New South
Wales and Victoria
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4704482
Charles Bayliss (1850–1897)
Allan Cunningham Memorial, Botanic Gardens, Sydney c. 1885
From album: New South Wales photographs, 1880–1900
albumen silver print; 20.5 x 15.7 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4278295
Robert Deane (b. 1937)
Long Reign Memorial erected by the citizens of Moss Vale, 1,897 Argyle Street,
New South Wales 1996
gelatin silver print; 16.4 x 21.5 cm
Moss Vale, New South Wales, 1996, part of Regional cities and major towns project
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an12002893-39
William A. Bayley (1910–1981)
Clarence James Dennis, memorial at his birthplace in Auburn, South Australia
1967
gelatin silver print; 14.1 x 8.9 cm
Bayley collection
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3309605
William A. Bayley (1910–1981)
Clarence James Dennis, memorial inscription at his birthplace in Auburn, South
Australia 1967
gelatin silver print; 14.1 x 8.9 cm
Bayley collection
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3309613
John Flynn (1880–1951)
Memorial plaque for George Laurence Busby between 1923 and 1929
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gelatin silver print; 6.7 x 10.9 cm
Australian Inland Mission collection, c. 1912–c. 1955
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24715847
John Flynn (1880–1951)
Memorial tablet for transfer of Australian Inland Mission hospital, Port Hedland,
Western Australia, to Department of Public Health in 1937 between 1937 and 1951
digital reproduction from nitrate negative; 25.0 x 17.6 cm
Australian Inland Mission collection, c. 1912–c. 1955
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24649320
Gordon Undy
Eddie Phillot Memorial Gates, Winton Showgrounds, Queensland 1995
gelatin silver print; 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Winton, Queensland, 1995, part of Regional cities and major towns project
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an11893253–18
Raymond de Berquelle (b. 1933)
Joseph Hawdon and Charles Bonney Memorial, Welsford Street, Shepparton,
Victoria 1994
gelatin silver print; 16.5 x 21.5 cm
Shepparton, Victoria, 1994, part of Regional cities and major towns project
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an11386879-8
Francis Birtles (1881–1941)
The Face Tree, Burke’s head carved on a tree trunk near the depot, Cooper’s Creek,
Queensland 1916
gelatin silver print; 10.7 x 7.8 cm
Francis Birtles motor car tour collection, c. 1899–1928
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn6097576
Francis Birtles (1881–1941)
Fred Walker’s tree, Burke and Wills’ most northerly point, Camp 119, northern
Queensland 1916
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gelatin silver print; 14.1 x 8.4 cm
Francis Birtles motor car tour collection, c. 1899–1928
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn6097553
Francis Birtles (1881–1941)
Wowser’s grave site, northern Queensland between 1920 and 1928
gelatin silver print; 14.1 x 8.4 cm
Francis Birtles motor car tour collection, c. 1899–1928
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn6097546
Jon Rhodes (b. 1947)
Stone cairn at Burke’s tree, Cooper Creek, November 2001
gelatin silver print; 28.7 x 20.1 cm
Burke and Wills expedition, sites and memorials, 2001, part of Burke and Wills
documentary collection, 2001
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an23386680
Jon Rhodes (b. 1947)
Memorial to Wills, Cooper Creek, South Australia, November, 2001
gelatin silver print; 28.9 x 20.0 cm
Burke and Wills expedition, sites and memorials, 2001, part of Burke and Wills
documentary collection, 2001
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an23386950
Jon Rhodes (b. 1947)
Memorial to Wills located 20 kilometres west of Innamincka township, Cooper
Creek, South Australia, November 2001
gelatin silver print; 28.7 x 20.0 cm
Burke and Wills expedition, sites and memorials, 2001, part of Burke and Wills
documentary collection, 2001
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an23386925
Wolfgang Sievers (1913–2007)
John F. Kennedy Memorial, Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne 1965
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gelatin silver print; 24.3 x 19.5 cm
Wolfgang Sievers photographic archive, 1938–1991
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4504206
Joe Brian for Australian News and Information Bureau
The Wounded Statue has a special place of honour in the Darwin Roman Catholic
War Memorial Cathedral, Darwin c. 1960
gelatin silver print; 9.0 x 9.0 cm
Australian Information Service collection
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4588591
J. MacLeod
Victory 1921
In album: Designs for a national memorial to commemorate Australia’s participation
in the Great War and the victory of the Allied arms, 1921
gelatin silver print; 24.9 x 12.9 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24536387
Unknown photographer
German Krupp SK L/40 28-centimetre railway gun, known as the Amiens Gun, on
railway siding, Canberra c. 1930
gelatin silver print; 12.0 x 16.5 cm
Hermann J. Asmus collection, Asia and Australia, 1907–1939
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn6097597
Glen Rees (b. 1974)
First World War Memorial 1923, Warwick, Queensland 1995
gelatin silver print; 16.5 x 21.5 cm
Warwick, Queensland, 1995, part of Regional cities and major towns project
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an12400727–22
Mike Key (b. 1951)
War Memorial, Gormanston, edge of Queenstown, Tasmania 1995
gelatin silver print; 20.3 x 25.0 cm
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Queenstown, Tasmania, 1995, part of Regional cities and major towns project
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an11892265-6
Bob Miller (b. 1953)
Memorial cross overlooking Hermannsburg, Northern Territory 1994
gelatin silver print; 16.3 x 21.6 cm
Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, 1994, part of Regional Cities and Major Towns
Project
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an11322419-4
Agricultural
Samuel Sweet (1825–1886)
Native mission station, South Australia 1870s
In album: Australian views, 1870–1886
albumen silver print; 16.0 x 21.5 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24631105
Department of Agriculture, Victoria
Honey and eggs 1924 or 1925
In album: The Better Farming Train, Victorian Railways
gelatin silver print; 14.6 x 19.6 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24616813
Denise Ferris
Learning to ride, Tumbarumba, New South Wales 1984
gelatin silver print; 20.3 x 25.3 cm
Country life in the Snowy Mountains region, 1985–1998
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an22670338
Wes Stacey (b. 1941)
Riding gear on verandah of Mundoolun Homestead, Beaudesert, Queensland
between 1968 and 1972
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digital reproduction from negative; 25.0 x 25.0 cm
Wes Stacey archive of architectural photographs, 1968–1972
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn5158229
Jeff Carter (1928–2010)
The big ball and chain on the ground after clearing vegetation, near Hamilton,
western Victoria 1966
gelatin silver print; 48.4 x 33.0 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4268698
Ian Hill (b. 1962)
Dimboola–outloading canola from horizontal shed 1999 or 2000
gelatin silver print; 17.0 x 24.0 cm
Grain silos of western Victoria, 1999–2000
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an21657032–17
Ian Hill (b. 1962)
Rainbow–interior of barley silo showing base of conveyor shafts 1999 or 2000
gelatin silver print; 17.0 x 24.0 cm
Grain silos of western Victoria, 1999–2000.
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an21657032–16
Ian Hill (b. 1962)
Murton–covering wheat receival at bunker using drive-over hopper 1999 or 2000
gelatin silver print; 17.0 x 24.0 cm
Grain silos of western Victoria, 1999–2000
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an21657032-8
Robert Deane (b. 1937)
Advertising sign for fruit and vegetable store, Bowral Road and Bessemer Street,
Mittagong, New South Wales 1996
gelatin silver print; 16.2 x 21.6 cm
Mittagong, New South Wales, 1996, part of Regional cities and major towns project
Page 27 of 47
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an12230797-41
Cultural
Denise Ferris (b. 1953)
The Big Apple, Batlow, New South Wales 1984
gelatin silver print; 20.3 x 25.3 cm
Country life in the Snowy Mountains region, 1985–1998
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an22669997
Bob Miller (b. 1953)
The Golden Guitar, in front of Longyard Hotel Tamworth, New South Wales 1995
gelatin silver print; 25.4 x 20.2 cm
Tamworth, New South Wales, 1995, part of Regional cities and major towns project
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an12132121–14
Reg Alder (1917–2003)
Crocodile statue in Main Street, Wyndham, Western Australia 1994
gelatin silver print; 16.5 x 21.5 cm
Wyndham, Western Australia, 1994, part of Regional cities and major towns project
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an11202465-3
Bruce Howard (b. 1936)
Swear bottle at the Marlborough Hotel, central Queensland between 1971 and
1973
gelatin silver print; 30.4 x 25.1 cm
Australian pubs collection, 1971–1973, part of Bruce Howard collection, 1900–1980
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4361656
Frank Hurley (1885–1962)
Monument adorned with beer bottles, Port Douglas, Queensland 1957
digital reproduction from acetate negative; 16.9 x 25.0 cm
Hurley negative collection, 1910–1962
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Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an23817124
John Immig (b. 1940)
Eastern Creek Recycling Plant, gas bottle recycling, New South Wales 1999
gelatin silver print; 30.4 x 40.5 cm
Eastern Creek Waste Management Centre, New South Wales, 1999
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an23530386
Ian Kenins (b. 1961)
Numerous tools surround a work bench, while overhead hang violins awaiting
repair 1996
gelatin silver print; 20.3 x 25.4 cm
The violin maker, 1996
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an23675173
Unknown photographer
Window display of musical instruments, sheet music and phonograph at
Nicholson and Company music store, Sydney c. 1905
gelatin silver printing out paper; 15.2 x 19.6 cm
Nicholson and Company music store, 342 George Street, Sydney, c. 1905
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4776847
Unknown photographer
Edison cylinder records stored on shelves at the Nicholson and Company music
store, Sydney c. 1905
gelatin silver printing out paper; 15.4 x 18.9 cm
Nicholson and Company music store, 342 George Street, Sydney, c. 1905
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4777406
Charles Bayliss (1850–1897)
Holtermann’s agency stand for Gebrueder Naglo company (Berlin) fire alarm
telegraph works at an international exhibition between 1879 and 1880
albumen silver print; 21.1 x 27.0 cm
B.O. Holtermann archive of Merlin and Bayliss photographic prints of New South
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Wales and Victoria, 1872–1888
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4705379
Wolfgang Sievers (1913–2007)
Walton of London, shoe shop in Swanston Street near Bourke Street, Melbourne
1975
gelatin silver print; 18.6 x 24 cm
Wolfgang Sievers photographic archive, 1938–1991
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3478914
Selina Ou (b. 1977)
Woodwork 2001
chromogenic photograph; 110.0 x 140.0 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn6102131
Attrributed to E.W. Searle (1887–1955)
Relics of convict discipline, Beattie Museum, Hobart between 1911 and 1915
In album: Tasmanian views, Edward Searle’s album of photographs of Australia,
Antarctica and the Pacific, 1911–1915
gelatin silver print; 13.7 x 8.8 cm
E.W. Searle collection of photographs, c. 1900–c. 1955
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an23796165
Jeff Carter (1928–2010)
One of the first commercially-made spear guns imported into Australia c. 1952
inkjet print; 48.5 x 33 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4189331
Stuart Miller (b. 1983)
A tool is inserted in the webbing between thumb and forefinger of a man’s hand
during a home body-piercing session in Latham, Canberra, 4 February 2005
digital print; 25.0 x 37.4 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3695404
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Satoshi Kinoshita (b. 1959)
Several handy dusters: Hellfire Club at Blackmarket, 3 February, 1994 printed
2002
gelatin silver print; 35 x 25.5 cm
Satoshi Kinotoshi photographs, 1986–2000
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24314362
John Mulligan (1927–1996)
New 40-millilitre medicine measuring cup to be used when new metric system is
introduced to Australia on 1 May 1965, 22 March 1965
digital reproduction from acetate negative; 15.0 x 12.4 cm
John Mulligan photograph collection, c. 1960–1976
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3100492
Ruth Maddison (b. 1945)
Autopsy room and equipment table, Prince Henry Hospital, Melbourne 1984
selenium toned gelatin silver print; 17.5 x 26 cm
Autopsy room and equipment table, Prince Henry Hospital, Melbourne, 1984
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an21826153–1
Vehicles
A.G. Foster
Buggy between 1920 and c. 1945
digital reproduction from glass negative; 16.5 x 21.5 cm
Collection of photographs of Sydney by A.G. Foster, 1920–c. 1945
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3063988
A.G. Foster
Buggy between 1920 and c. 1945
digital reproduction from glass negative; 16.5 x 21.5 cm
Collection of photographs of Sydney by A.G. Foster, 1920–c. 1945
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3063982
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Department of Main Roads
Russell grader between 1930 and 1955
gelatin silver print; 8.9 x 14.6 cm
Historic photographs of roads, tracks and bridges, Cooma to Kosciusko, New South
Wales, 1930–1955
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3648439-s1
Unknown photographer
Holt tractor hauling two trailers used to transport wool from Killara Station to
Bourke before the advent of motor transport between 1914 and 1917
reproduction from glass plate negative; 15.0 x 20.5 cm
Arthur Laycock collection of views of Bourke and region, New South Wales, c. 1910–
1921
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24527093
Unknown photographer
Bellamy’s Well, South Australia 1914
gelatin silver print, postcard; 8.7 x 12.7 cm
Postcards from South Australia, 1914
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3534304
Unknown photographer
Man and tray-top automobile at service station, Victoria c. 1930
gelatin silver print; 8.6 x 13 cm
Hermann J. Asmus collection, Asia and Australia, 1907–1939
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn6098615
Attributed to G.F. Scott
Two farmers with a John Fowler compound two-speed plough and Leeds-
manufactured cable ploughing engine, Griffith, New South Wales, 27 October
1921
gelatin silver print; 8.1 x 13.3 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn6006946
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Unknown photographer
Man beside a truck modified for farm use, western Queensland c. 1910
gelatin silver print; 8.2 x 10.7 cm
Warbreccan and Currawilla stations, western Queensland, c. 1910
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4508612-s10
Unknown photographer
Foden steam traction engines c. 1930
gelatin silver print; 8.6 x 13.0 cm
Hermann J. Asmus collection, Asia and Australia, 1907–1939
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn6098575
Unknown photographer
Motor car, Shackleton Antarctic expedition between 1907 and 1909
gelatin silver print; 8.3 x 10.7 cm
Photographs of the Shackleton Antarctic expedition, 1907–1909
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24648146
Jeff Carter (1928–2010)
Bikes, helicopter, four-wheel drives and gyrocopter lined up in front of the big
shed at Reola station, New South Wales 1991 or 1992
type C print; 28.0 x 43.5 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3970524
General Motors-Holden Pty Ltd, Public Relations Department, Melbourne
Holden cars of various makes and years 1989
gelatin silver print; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an13571978
Graves
Unknown photographer
Francis Birtles bicycle and a thirst victim’s grave in central Australia between 1905
and 1912
gelatin silver print; 5.9 x 8.6 cm
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Francis Birtles motor car tour collection, c. 1899–1928
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3301461
Unknown photographer
Monument of Edward Peers and his father John Jones Peers c. 1900
gelatin silver print; 7.4 x 10.1 cm
Photographs of graves and monuments at Old Melbourne Cemetery, Melbourne,
relating to John Batman, c. 1900
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an22965808
E. W. Searle (1887–1955)
Close view of the gravestone of Solomon and Jane Wiseman, Wisemans Ferry,
Hawkesbury River, New South Wales between 1937 and 1955
gelatin silver print; 24.7 x 18.7 cm
E.W. Searle collection of photographs, c. 1900–c. 1955
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4655536
E. W. Searle (1887–1955)
Headstone of the grave of Fred Ward, Thunderbolt, Uralla, New South Wales
between 1937 and 1955
gelatin silver print; 15.0 x 18.9 cm
E.W. Searle collection of photographs, c. 1900–c. 1955
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4655519
Unknown photographer
Gravestone of referee Pat Hill, Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane between 1958 and
1996
gelatin silver print; 24.7 x 17.8 cm
Arnold Thomas boxing collection, 1877–1996
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3768849
Wes Stacey (b. 1941)
View of angel headstones, Wilcannia Cemetery, Wilcannia, New South Wales
between 1968 and 1972
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digital reproduction from negative; 20.0 x 20.0 cm
Wes Stacey archive of architectural photographs, 1968–1972
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn5215613
Yeoman and Co., Melbourne
Memorial photograph between 1894 and 1900
albumen silver print; 20.2 x 15.5 cm
Richard Ledgar collection of photographs, 1858–1910
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an21319059
Foster and Martin, Melbourne
Sir Peter Scratchley’s casket lying in state at his home in St Kilda, Melbourne
1885
albumen print; 15.3 x 20.3 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an23638479
Unknown photographer
Memorial structure created from stones, with white crucifix between 1870 and
1890
albumen print; 10.9 x 15.9 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4582339
Tony Reddrop (b. 1961)
Memorial shrine for ‘Bazza’ fastened to tree on side of road 2002
digital print; 58.0 x 76.2 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3295935
L.J. Dwyer (1892–1962)
Coffin of Prime Minister John Curtin at Parliament House, Canberra, 6 July 1945
digital reproduction from a negative; 18.5 x 25.0 cm
Dwyer collection of photographs of Canberra, 1924–1959
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3602018
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Scientific
Unknown photographer
Frost ice formed at -30° Farenheit on the surface of the spectroscopic camera,
Australasian Antarctic Expedition between 1911 and 1914
gelatin silver print; 21.5 x 16.6 cm
Sir Douglas Mawson collection of Antarctic photographs, 1908–1937
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3120504
Unknown photographer
Compass on top of snow flower, Australasian Antarctic Expedition between 1911
and 1914
gelatin silver print; 8.5 x 11.9 cm
Sir Douglas Mawson collection of Antarctic photographs, 1908–1937
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3124363
Charles Maurice Yonge (1899–1986)
Sediment pot, Low Islands, Queensland 1928 or 1929
In album: Album of the Great Barrier Reef expedition in the Low Islands region,
Queensland, 1928–1929
gelatin silver print; 10.5 x 8.1 cm
Great Barrier Reef expedition, 1928–1929
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4274584-s57
Charles Bayliss (1850–1897)
Classroom with a display of machinery at Sydney Technical College 1889
In album: Photographs of premises occupied by the Board of Technical Education of
New South Wales, 1889
albumen silver print; 23.4 x 29.2 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24664655
Australian National University
Mount Stromlo 50-inch reflector, the Mount Stromlo Observatory, Australian
National University, Canberra between 1958 and 1962
gelatin silver print, postcard; 14.1 x 8.9 cm
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A set of 12 postcards to illustrate Mount Stromlo Observatory and its work, 1958–
1962
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24914008
Australian National University
Night view of the 74-inch reflector, Mount Stromlo Observatory, Australian
National University, Canberra between 1958 and 1962
gelatin silver print, postcard; 14.1 x 8.9 cm
A set of 12 postcards to illustrate Mount Stromlo Observatory and its work, 1958–
1962
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24913998
Bill Brindle (d. 1984) for Australian News and Information Bureau
Radio spectroscope, located at Dapto, New South Wales, devised by Paul Wild
and colleagues of CSIRO 1957
gelatin silver print; 9.0 x 11.5 cm
Australian Information Service collection
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4588611
Bill Pedersen for Australian News and Information Bureau
Yale Columbia telescope, Mount Stromlo Observatory, Australian Capital
Territory between 1948 and 1971
gelatin silver print; 15.5 x 20.5 cm
Australian Information Service collection
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4591250
David Moore for Australian News and Information Bureau
Radio telescope, 210 foot, Parkes, New South Wales 1961
gelatin silver print; 11.5 x 9.0 cm
Australian Information Service collection
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4589690
Olive Cotton (1911–2003)
Radio telescope 1963
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gelatin silver print; 26.2 x 24.6 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an12765905
Raymond de Berquelle (b. 1933)
Solar dishes at White Cliffs Solar Power Station, New South Wales 1986
type C print; 40.2 x 30.5 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3537854
Greg Power (b. 1974) for National Library of Australia
Remote controlled television camera, known as spidercam, that runs on wire over
the court at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, 20 January 2011
digital print; 25.0 x 17.2 cm
Australian Open tennis tournament at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, 20–21 January
2011
Pictures Collection, nla.int-nl40386-gp17
John Immig (b. 1940)
Olympus digital cameras ready for recycling, New South Wales, March 2008
colour digital print; 25.3 x 37.9 cm
E-recycling, the recycling of electronic equipment, New South Wales, March 2008
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4393781
Industrial
Wolfgang Sievers (1913–2007)
Laboratory stone crusher, Vickers Ruwolt, Burnley, Victoria 1968
gelatin silver print; 19.7 x 24.3 cm
Wolfgang Sievers photographic archive, 1938–1991
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4901587
Wolfgang Sievers (1913–2007)
Machinery for winding paper at APPM, Burnie, Tasmania 1962
gelatin silver print; 24.0 x 19.0 cm
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Associated Pulp and Paper Mills, Burnie, Tasmania, 1956–1962, part of Wolfgang
Sievers photographic archive, 1938–1991
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an23356017
Wolfgang Sievers (1913–2007)
Morgards Hammer for mining industry, Vickers Ruwolt, Burnley, Victoria 1962
gelatin silver print; 19.8 x 24.6 cm
Wolfgang Sievers photographic archive, 1938–1991
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3427897
Wolfgang Sievers (1913–2007)
Laboratory stone crusher, Vickers Ruwolt, Burnley, Victoria 1968
gelatin silver print; 19.7 x 24.6 cm
Wolfgang Sievers photographic archive, 1938–1991
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3428012
Wolfgang Sievers (1913–2007)
Gears and housing by Vickers Ruwolt, Burnley, Victoria 1971
gelatin silver print; 19.6 x 24.9 cm
Wolfgang Sievers photographic archive, 1938–1991
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3428810
Wolfgang Sievers (1913–2007)
Matches, Bryant & May, Richmond, Victoria 1939
gelatin silver print; 51.0 x 36.3 cm
Wolfgang Sievers photographic archive, 1938–1991
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an25120818
Wolfgang Sievers (1913–2007)
Wool bobbins at Yarra Falls Limited, Melbourne 1960
gelatin silver print; 49.3 x 39.8 cm
Wolfgang Sievers photographic archive, 1938–1991
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24431205
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Wolfgang Sievers (1913–2007)
Aluminium ingots at Alcoa, Point Henry, Victoria 1973
gelatin silver print; 24.8 x 19.3 cm
Wolfgang Sievers photographic archive, 1938–1991
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3914713
Wolfgang Sievers (1913–2007)
Aluminium rolls, Alcoa at Point Henry, Victoria 1978
gelatin silver print; 59.7 x 49.2 cm
Wolfgang Sievers photographic archive, 1938–1991
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24475499
Wolfgang Sievers (1913–2007)
APPM fine paper, Burnie, Tasmania 1962
gelatin silver print; 24.4 x 19.9 cm
Associated Pulp and Paper Mills, Burnie, Tasmania, 1956–1962, part of Wolfgang
Sievers photographic archive, 1938–1991
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an23351804
Wolfgang Sievers (1913–2007)
Aluminium profiles at Comalco’s Yennora plant, New South Wales 1965
gelatin silver print; 60.0 x 49.2 cm
Wolfgang Sievers photographic archive, 1938–1991
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24475338
Wolfgang Sievers (1913–2007)
Twist drill bits, threading taps and lip and spur drill bits at Sutton Tools, Clifton
Hill, Victoria 1960
gelatin silver print; 19.5 x 24.6 cm
Wolfgang Sievers photographic archive, 1938–1991
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3295051
Wolfgang Sievers (1913–2007)
Electric drill, Sher power tools, Abbotsford, Victoria 1961
Page 40 of 47
gelatin silver print; 19.5 x 24.4 cm
Wolfgang Sievers photographic archive, 1938–1991
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3415263
Unknown photographer
View of the capstan used to pull tank rail cars up to the discharge points waiting
for installment at the Lithgow depot, New South Wales 1955
gelatin silver print; 8.1 x 5.5 cm
Ampol and Caltex photograph collection, c. 1946–c. 1996
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24615761
John Mulligan (1927–1996)
Pair of wire shopping trolleys stacked together, Bankstown, Sydney, 19 June, 1963
digital reproduction from acetate negative; 27.0 x 22.0 cm
John Mulligan photograph collection, ca. 1960–1976
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24598289
Unknown photographer
A new lighting kerosene dispensing pump installed in service station, South
Australia, April 1956
gelatin silver print; 14.5 x 20.1 cm
Ampol and Caltex photograph collection, c. 1946–c. 1996
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24680120
Unknown photographer
Golden Fleece grey petrol pump with red stripes between 1974 and 1979
type C print; 8.8 x 12.3 cm
Ampol and Caltex photograph collection, c. 1946–c. 1996
Pictures Collection,, nla.pic-an24513058
Unknown photographer
Golden Fleece yellow petrol pump with dark-blue stripes between 1974 and 1979
type C print; 8.8 x 12.3 cm
Ampol and Caltex photograph collection, c. 1946–c. 1996
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Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24513064
Unknown photographer
Golden Fleece gold petrol pump with light-and-dark-blue stripes between 1974
and 1979
type C print; 8.8 x 12.3 cm
Ampol and Caltex photograph collection, c. 1946–c. 1996
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24513067
Unknown photographer
Golden Fleece yellow and dark-blue petrol pump between 1974 and 1979
type C print; 8.8 x 12.3 cm
Ampol and Caltex photograph collection, c. 1946–c. 1996
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24513053
Unknown photographer
Golden Fleece gold petrol pump with red stripes between 1974 and 1979
type C print; 8.8 x 12.3 cm
Ampol and Caltex photograph collection, c. 1946–c. 1996
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24513069
Unknown photographer
Golden Fleece pink petrol pump with gold and purple stripes between 1974 and
1979
type C print; 8.8 x 12.3 cm
Ampol and Caltex photograph collection, c. 1946–c. 1996
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24513051
Unknown photographer
Golden Fleece green petrol pump with gold stripes between 1974 and 1979
type C print; 8.8 x 12.3 cm
Ampol and Caltex photograph collection, c. 1946–c. 1996
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24513022
Unknown photographer
Golden Fleece purple petrol pump with gold stripes between 1974 and 1979
type C print; 12.3 x 8.8 cm
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Ampol and Caltex photograph collection, c. 1946–c. 1996
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24474374
Wolfgang Sievers (1913–2007)
Bag of Kimpton’s finest Australian flour, Kimpton’s Flour Mill, Geelong, Victoria
1957
gelatin silver print; 24.0 x 19.0 cm
Wolfgang Sievers photographic archive, 1938–1991
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4551433
Bill Pedersen for Australian News and Information Bureau
Bagged rice on pallets, Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, New South Wales 1967
gelatin silver print; 9.0 x 8.5 cm
Australian Information Service collection
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4590192
Ian Kenins
Galvanised drums cool down before being packed and sent back to client,
Preston, Victoria 1995
gelatin silver print; 20.3 x 25.3 cm
The factory, Galvanizing Industries, Preston, Victoria, 1995
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an23694764
Charles J. Page (b. 1946)
Australian Antarctic Territory, abandoned Russian fuel dump, 1993 printed 2005
gelatin silver print; 30.3 x 40.4 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3798268
Instruments
John Flynn (1880–1951)
Alf Traeger transmitting by a pedal-powered wireless c. 1929
gelatin silver print; 10.1 x 15.8 cm
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Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4600235
Unknown photograpger
Visual indicator used by E.W. Searle, Camden, New South Wales 1938
gelatin silver print; 15.9 x 19.9 cm
E.W. Searle collection of photographs
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4654516
Hermann J. Asmus
Scientific apparatus 1939
gelatin silver print; 16.5 x 21.6 cm
Hermann J. Asmus collection, Asia and Australia, 1907–1939
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn6098554
Hermann J. Asmus
Scientific apparatus 1939
gelatin silver print; 16.5 x 21.6 cm
Hermann J. Asmus collection, Asia and Australia, 1907–1939
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn6098546
Hermann J. Asmus
Scientific apparatus 1939
gelatin silver print; 16.5 x 21.6 cm
Hermann J. Asmus collection, Asia and Australia, 1907–1939
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn6098550
Attributed to John Flynn (1880–1951)
Morse typewriter used on the Resonian trip to the Northern Territory led by John
Flynn between 1932 and 1940
colour lantern slide; 8.2 x 8.2 cm
Australian Inland Mission collection, c. 1912–c. 1955
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24526865
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Unknown photographer
2BA Bega, hose reel and engine, New South Wales, 7 April 1965
gelatin silver print; 12.0 x 16.5 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4221883
Unknown photographer
2BA Bega, hose reel and engine, New South Wales, 7 April 1965
gelatin silver print; 12.0 x 16.5 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4221882
Unknown photographer
Wagga line depot, solar hot water system, New South Wales 1960
gelatin silver print; 16.5 x 12.0 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4221930
John Immig (b. 1940)
Holding tank dewatering bore, Emblem Park, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales,
30 January 2003
gelatin silver print; 30.4 x 40.5 cm
Urban salinity, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, 30 January 2003
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3098711
Russ Ashton (1925–2003)
Gauge on the Gordon River, downstream from Gordon Dam, Tasmania between
1964 and 1970
gelatin silver print; 16.6 x 21.3 cm
Russ Ashton photographic collection, 1948–1989
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3991445-s248
E. W. Searle (1887–1955)
Water pump, Paddington, Sydney c. 1935
digital reproduction from nitrate negative; 17.7 x 25.0 cm
E.W. Searle collection of photographs, c. 1900–c. 1955
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Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4654843
Australian News and Information Bureau
Pipes leading into a water reservoir on Elcho Island, Northern Territory 1958
gelatin silver print; 5.8 x 6.2 cm
Australian Information Service collection
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4608102
William G.A. Lewis
Serviceton signal box, Victoria, showing the South Australian railway’s
instruments on left and the Victorian railway’s instruments on right, including
two clocks showing the different times in each state 1938
gelatin silver print; 7.0 x 11.5 cm
Buckland collection of railway transport photographs, c. 1930–1988
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3523888
Unknown photographer
Switchboard at Leeton before alterations, New South Wales 1960
gelatin silver print; 16.5 x 12.0 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4221865
Relics
John Joshua (1893–1974)
British (left) and German (right) 20-pound aerial bombs on display next to truck,
France 1917
gelatin silver print; 13.3 x 8.8 cm
John Joshua collection of World War 1 aviation photographs, 1915–1918
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4902660
John Joshua (1893–1974)
Wrecked engine from RE8 aeroplane, France 1918
gelatin silver print; 5.8 x 8.2 cm
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John Joshua collection of World War 1 aviation photographs, 1915–1918
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4900688
Frank H. Johnston (1910–1989)
Hide stretched over wheel rim to make harness leather 1958
digital reproduction from acetate negative; 25.0 x 25.0 cm
Frank Johnston collection of photographs of the cattle industry in the Northern
Territory, the Kimberley and Queensland, 1951–1961
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3704511
Gordon Undy (b. 1940)
Arno and his wall, Winton, Queensland 1995
gelatin silver print; 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Winton, Queensland, 1995, part of Regional cities and major towns project
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an11893253-36
Richard Woldendorp (b. 1927)
Old wooden gold battery relic, Meekatharra goldfields, Western Australia 1974
type C print; 35.6 x 28.0 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3102375
Gordon Undy (b. 1940)
Smelter remains, Chillagoe, Queensland between 1994 and 1996
gelatin silver print; 21.0 x 26.0 cm
Collection of Photographs Documenting Aspects of Queensland’s Mining Country,
1994–1996
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an13482054–2
Gordon Undy (b. 1940)
Venus Battery, Charters Towers, Queensland between 1994 and 1996
gelatin silver print; 21.0 x 26.0 cm
Collection of photographs documenting aspects of Queensland’s mining country,
1994–1996
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Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an13482054–11
Brendon Kelson (b. 1935)
Chimney, Glen Osmond Smelter, South Australia, looking towards city of
Adelaide 1996
gelatin silver print; 21.0 x 17.0 cm
South Australian copper industry and towns, Glen Osmond, Kapunda, Burra, Port
Wakefield, 1996
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an13233522-31
Anne Zahalka (b. 1957)
Robosaurus 1999
type C print; 125.6 x 164.6 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3696860